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Killing journalists is a war crime. There is not a single government or military in the world that is unaware of this fact. Press and media employees are meant to have immunity during military attacks, even in the extremely rare case that they are producing propaganda.
By Aja Arnold, Victoria Bouloubasis, Rebecca Chowdhury, Rae Garringer, Charmaine Lang, Nour Saudi, Tina Vasquez and Lewis Raven Wallace This op-ed was co-published by In These Times, Mainline, Mondoweiss, Prism, The Real News Network, Reckon, Scalawag and Truthout. As journalists and media workers, we know that silencing a free press…
Attacks on journalism and media are dangerous to us all.
As journalists, we know that silencing a free press is a key tactic of authoritarian governments. Israel’s repression of Palestinian journalism shows us what is possible under the guise of “democracy.” Attacks on journalism are dangerous to us all.
The Israeli regime has carried out a spate of murderous attacks on journalists in both southern Lebanon and the Gaza Strip since October 7.